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ATL (2006)
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Critic Consensus: Strong lead performances and catchy musical interludes rescue this coming-of-age story from its formulaic script and uneven direction.
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Cast
as Rashad Swann
as Antwone `Ant' Swann
as New New
as Uncle George
as Brooklyn
as Esquire
as Teddy
as John Garnett
as Priscilla Garnett
as Marcus
as Veda
as Veda
as Star
as Star
as Jay
as DJ Drama
as Waffle House Waitress
as Student in Classroom
as Bartender
as Tondie
as Fireman
as Skateman
as Famous Customer
as Deputy
as Bone Crusher
as Sexy Woman
as Tonya
as Mr. Sartoni
as Fat Girl
as Austin
as Ms. Jackson
as Janice Rawlings
as Drug Customer
as Drug Customer
as Preppy Female
as Counter Girl
as Young Girl
as Cascade Security Guard
as Holly
as DJ
as Teenage Girl
as Big Ronnie
as Mr. Sapp
as Ant's Friend
as Sexy Young Girl
as Gayle
as Dante
as Pastor
as Doctor
as Thug
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
as Skater
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as Skater
as Skater
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Critic Reviews for ATL
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (32) | DVD (8)
Too predictable.
It's something akin to the earlier films of Spike Lee -- She's Gotta Have It and Crooklyn come to mind -- in that the characters are cherished for their human qualities, not for how well they swagger onto the screen.
Warner Bros.' low-budget stab at capturing an urban niche audience is higher on stylistic dazzle than originality or coherence, making it an unlikely candidate to bust out of the box office ghetto.
For a run-of-the-mill hip-hop drama, ATL has some engaging hooks that set it apart from the predictable formula of urban youth struggling to steer clear of crime and pull themselves up to a better life.
The film's special appeal is that while the boys are poor and black, their stories transcend race and socio-economic matters.
Making his feature-film debut, music-video director Chris Robinson expertly choreographs the skating sequences, which are exhilarating fun.
Audience Reviews for ATL
A New American Story The movie was good and it had it's good moments. The story is not that great but decent enough. The acting was so-so from everyone, still entertaining and it pass really quickly. The attitudes, style and environment puts you right on the streets down south and that's why it was good. A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy drama that draws inspirations from the real-life childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. For a kid growing up on the south side of Atlanta, the Cascade roller-skating rink is the place to be seen, and it's the place where the orphaned high school senior Rashad (Tip Harris) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross) go every weekend to forget their financial troubles, hang with their friends and get their groove on. But outside the rink, the brothers have problems they can't avoid: Ant is being recruited into the posse of charismatic drug dealer Marcus (Outkast's Antwan Andre Patton, aka Big Boi). Meanwhile, Rashad's three best friends -- including the ambitious Esquire (Jackie Long) -- are pulling him in different directions, and his new girlfriend New-New (Lauren London) may not be as "street" as she seems. As Rashad tries to hold on to his little brother, he also comes to the realization that if he's ever going to make something of himself, he's going to have to step out of his skates and into the real world.
Super Reviewer
The movie is okay, as it tells the story of life through the eyes of some ATL hood residents. It's entertaining to see the differences between neighborhoods, and follow the life of the people in the movie - but the movie seemed to forget a moral? You can make up your own, but there really was just no major point in it. It started strong, then kept going and going until an end where it ended up just the same as the beginning? Maybe, "Apperciate what you have, it could be all you ever will have". Fun to watch, but obvious loss potential makes you wonder what it could of been.
Super Reviewer
I didn't know rollerskating had such a big influence on Atlanta. TI shows great potential, Big Boi puts on the best performance.
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